Calabrian dialects — Calabrian dict in Vallata dello Stilaro variant. Cu on da sapa e ruggia leva u saccu randa The primary languages of the Calabria region are Standard Italian and many regional varieties of the Italo Dalmatian group collectively known as Calabrian… … Wikipedia
Romance languages — romance1 (def. 8). [1770 80] * * * Group of related languages derived from Latin, with nearly 920 million native speakers. The major Romance languages French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian are national languages. French is probably… … Universalium
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
Swiss literature — properly, the writings in the only language peculiar to Switzerland, the Rhaeto Romanic (Rhaetian dialects) dialect known as Romansh, though broadly it includes all works written by Swiss nationals in any of the three other languages of… … Universalium
Romansh language — German Rumantsch, also called Grishun, or Grisons, Romance language of the Rhaetian group spoken in northern Italy and Switzerland, primarily in the Rhine Valley in the Swiss canton of Graubünden (Grisons). Since 1938 Romansh has been… … Universalium
Lansel, Peider — ▪ Romansh poet born Aug. 15, 1863, Pisa died Dec. 9, 1943, Geneva Romansh leader of the revival of Rhaeto Romance (Rhaetian dialects) language and culture and one of its most accomplished lyric poets. Spending every summer at his… … Universalium
Languages of Italy — Dialects of Italy redirects here. For dialects of the Italian language, see Italian dialects. Languages of Italy Languages of Italy by groups[1 … Wikipedia
French language — French La langue française Pronunciation [fʁɑ̃sɛ] Spoken in See below Native speakers 68 million (2005) … Wikipedia
Graubünden — The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Graubuenden. Kanton Graubünden Chantun Grischun Cantone dei Grigioni Canton of Switzerland … Wikipedia
Romansh language — Infobox Language name=Romansch nativename=Rumantsch familycolor=Indo European states=flag|Switzerland region=Graubünden speakers=35,095 (Swiss federal census 2000) [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/lexikon/bienvenue… … Wikipedia
